Karela turned toward Asuka and pulled the samurai helmet off of her head. Her face was bloody and had cuts on it from where the enemy had managed to get through the armor.

"I'm not going to lie Asuka, we could really use your help. Right now we need someone to keep the villagers and their children calm while we evacuate to the mountains."

"Your abilities could be quite useful."

Karela slowly turned away from Asuka and look at Takeda. His voice...it seemed to lack any emotion. She didn't know what his problem was with Asuka but she could tell that he had a problem with her from the way he spoke to her.

"Takeda...may I speak to you away from everyone else for a moment? I need to discuss something with you."

"We need to get moving."

Karela didn't turn away from Takeda. "We'll catch up in just a minute. I just need to discuss something with Takeda."